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An ERISA “Any Occupation” Denial Survives Despite Insurer’s Vocational Gaps
In Mead v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 8:24-cv-2756-TPB-AEP, 2026 WL 2444754 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 20, 2026), United States District Judge Tom Barber granted the insurer’s motion for…
When Does ERISA Preempt State Law Claims for a Voluntary Accident Policy? An Oklahoma Court Weighs In
In Cregan v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 24-CV-340-DES, 2026 WL 2427920 (E.D. Okla. Aug. 19, 2026), United States Magistrate Judge D. Edward Snow addressed whether a voluntary…
Sixth Circuit Holds ERISA Expressly Preempts Out-of-Network Providers’ Negligent-Misrepresentation and Promissory-Estoppel Claims Based on a Plan Administrator’s Oral Reimbursement Assurances
In Laurel Hill Mgmt. Servs., Inc. v. La-Z-Boy Inc., No. 25-1727, --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 2427143 (6th Cir. Aug. 19, 2026), several out-of-network medical providers treated a patient covered…
When Do ERISA Attorney-Fee Motions Run Out of Time? A Michigan Court Denies Fees on Timeliness and the King Factors
In McEachin v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 2:21-CV-12819, 2026 WL 2391210 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 17, 2026), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denied…
District Court Finds ERISA Aviation Exclusion Bars AD&D Benefits for Pilots Killed in Crash
In Aloff v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, No. 3:25-cv-05834-DGE, 2026 WL 2389181 (W.D. Wash. Aug. 17, 2026), United States District Judge David G. Estudillo granted the defendants’ motions…
When ERISA Attorneys’ Fees Survive a “Grossly Disproportionate” Challenge: Court Awards Full Fees on Partial Success in Covered Earnings Dispute
In Rushing v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. CV 24-10088-JFW(RAOx), 2026 WL 2353337 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2026), District Judge John F. Walter granted an ERISA claimant’s motion…
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